Has God/Whomever you believe in answered your deepest prayers?

Question

and if he doesn't, how do you let go

Answer 1

Good Question.

The answer in my case and I believe everyone's case is yes.

The real question is "what is it that you want" or better yet, "What is it you expect?"

Our bodies are our temples. This means were are at Worship 24/7 . The Temple is spiritual, not physical so it does not matter how good it looks on the outside, what matters is what you are thinking inside.

Lets say you "want" a gazillion dollars so you pray for it, but, what you expect is to be a total loser.

In reality you "want" to be a loser and if you ask God to answer your prayers God has promised to give us what we want. It is really your expectations that are your true prayers. If you want to change your truest or deepest prayers, change your deepest expectations for yourself.

This works if you are Christian or anything else. Salvation and a place with God only comes from following the path given by Christ, but, God tells us that whatever we ask in faith shall be given to us.

Your faith is revealed in your deepest expectations for yourself, for others and for God.

Take Solomon, his deepest expectation was wisdom to rule his people so he put his faith in wisdom and broke God's law (Exodus) by accumulating money and horses and wives. Then he started worshiping pagan gods.

I never pray for wisdom. I pray only that God guide my every word, my every action and my every thought. God will take me where he needs me to go.

Since I'm not perfect I sometimes pray for other things too, winning the lottery, winning a hand of Euchre, to get someplace safely, for protection and joy for my children. The things I really expect to happen always do. The things I don't expect to happen usually don't.

Probably another anti-Christian question that will be answered with an anti-Christian answer, but, maybe my answer will help people improve their expectations for themselves and the people they love.

Answer 2

Whenever my deepest prayers have not been answered, I have been forced to take it as a challenge and work it out myself.... strangely, it has always been successful and yet my faith in Him has not dwindled any bit nor has my ego got bloated any more..... I know this is what has been happening to me, even though my logic can not just explain how come! Blessed are those who can have faith!!

Answer 3

Seems I got an answer without realising that I was asking.

Several years ago I had an unusual experience concerning an uncle, a distant relative who lived over a thousand miles away.

While driving my car I suddenly felt the unmistakable presence of this relative that I hardly even knew. He was more like someone I had heard about than someone I knew. It was very strange; it felt as though I was momentarily lifted right out of my physical body. I seemed to be suspended somehow beyond space and time, bathed in a love so intense It felt like I could have just disappear into it at any moment if It would have let me. It only lasted for a few seconds, but it seemed to last forever at the same time. I realize how crazy this must sound. The experience was so strong that at first I was afraid I was loosing my grip on reality. I finally managed to chalk it up to an over active imagination.

Three days later I got a call from my aunt telling me that this uncle we are talking about had gone into a coma and died the day I had the experience. It felt like ice water had been poured down my back when she told me this. I had lost any real ideas of God or faith and had become somewhat of an atheist. Needless to say this experience caused me to rethink some of the conclusions I had come to.

I feel blessed to now understand that even in our darkest confusion something loves us so much that it went out of its way to assist me and bring me back to a state of absolute certainty about Gods love for us.
During the experience it seemed like there was a vast amount of information that I was somehow allowed access to. One thing that I came away from this experience understanding beyond any shadow of a doubt was that any Idea that God is unhappy with us or would judge or allow us to be punished for any reason is simply impossible.

I can’t explain the love I felt with words. They simply don’t make words big enough or complete enough to do this. The only way I can begin to convey this love to you is to say that there was simply nothing else there. Nothing but love. No hint of judgment, no displeasure of any sort. It is as though God sees us as being as perfect as we were the day we were created. It is only in our confused idea of ourselves that we seem to have changed.

I hope this is of some help to you. Good luck. Love and blessings.

Your brother don

Answer 4

no, He has not answered my prayers but I can never give up on Him. there must be a reason which i cannot understand now but He knows, after this ordeal i may get to know the beauty of it.

He knows whats best for me, and i am not worthy to ask Him the reason for not giving/ answering my deepest prayers. moreover, before i can ask Him, He knows what i would ask for.

Answer 5

For as long as I live, some of my deepest prayers will never be answered.

Answer 6

Some might think prayers to God are not answered but it's a two way street. When we pray we also need to work towards that prayer,Example: do research, listen to family and friends, seek help from others. God can help only if you help yourself.

Answer 7

I've had all my prayers answered ... some worked out the way I wanted them to, some worked out differently, some worked out in a way I'd least expected/wanted .... but either which way, it works out for the best. Always. Things dont just happen ... there's always some sort of synchronicity attached to it ... and every time I look back upon my life, I see exactly why things worked out the way they did.
Think of it this way .... every moment, every joy, every sorrow, every burden, led you to where you are and who you are right *now*
No matter what, don't ever lose faith in who you are or in God.
I hope things work out for you xoxo

Answer 8

I do now, Tim - Praise be! Bacon flavoured voddy isn't my own heart's desire, you understand, but if The Good Lord sees fit to make real the long-held dream of a humble and bodiless canine whose head just floats about humbly on a humble grassy background - well then, I reckon there's got to be a good chance of salvation for us all! Oh happy day!

Answer 9

Some of them. I don't expect God to do everything for me. I know it doesn't work that way. We have to take charge of our own lives. There are things beyond our control & we just have to accept these. The things within our control we must endeavour to do something about instead of behaving as though we're helpless and asking God (or whatever power you believe in) to come rescue us. I know that He gives us freewill & that we aren't just little puppets or pawns. He doesn't interfere in our lives. But if we take steps to help ourselves I'm sure He guides us along...

Answer 10

God always answers. Sometimes yes, sometimes no, sometimes wait. While you wait, ask Him how you can be of service to him. Look for ways you can be greatful and offer him praise....thats the real work of faith....remember when Christ met the woman at the well....the first thing he said was "Woman, get me a drink". We are here to serve Him not the other way around.....